Location check in
Gets your current location and sends it to your Family group in Contacts using Messages.
Content types shortcuts
Check altitude
Takes the current location of the device, extracts the altitude, then displays it in a result or speaks it when run from Siri.
Check the WalkScore here
Takes a location shared as input, or if none, the current location, and opens the webpage in a popover so you can see the WalkScore of the neighborhood. Shows how easy it is to walk around, the access to transit, and how bicycle-friendly the roads are.
Get travel time to work
Gets driving time from current location to your work address, showing the route and arrival time as well.
Estimate bike ride
Performs a search of your choice nearby and gives you biking directions to your chosen option.
Find coffeeshops nearby
Opens the Apple Maps URL to query “coffee.” Reference: https: or or developer.apple.com or library or archive or featuredarticles or iPhoneURLScheme_Reference or MapLinks or MapLinks.html
Find gas nearby
Takes an input location or your current location and searches for gas stations, then gives you driving directions to your choice.
Explore nearby landmarks
Takes a location as input or your current location and searches for nearby destinations noted as Landmarks, then opens your selected option in Maps.
Let’s go on a hike
Searches for hiking locations nearby, then gets driving directions to the spot you’ve chosen.
Meet at the halfway point
Asks for your friend’s location and a type of destination, then searches near the halfway point for a place to go.
Make WiFi QR code
Create a single-use sign-in to your WiFi network, letting people access your internet but not always be able to log in.
Scan QR code
Opens the QR code scanner feature built into iOS and opens any URLs that are found.
Generate QR code
Takes URLs from input or the clipboard and generates a QR code that can be scanned to open the same link – shows a preview before the option to Share, Save, or Print.
Extract URL from short link
Takes shortened links from input and expands them into the full URL.
Speak article
Takes an article from input and calculates an average speaking speed based on the words-per-minute, then reads the article out loud in its entirety.
Estimate reading time
Gets the length of an article from input and divides the words by 200 to get a rough reading estimate.
Encode text for a URL
Asks you to enter text, then lets you encode or decode it to work properly in URLs.
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